Chapter 1: Abortion
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Link up to the following websites to find more resources on abortion and related issues.
Ethics Updates
Lawrence Hinman has created an excellent site that will allow you to research a wide range of helpful resources relating to abortion. These include descriptions of and /or links to court decisions, legislation, basic documents, news updates, Gallup poll results, Papal documents, on-line texts and several "pro-life" and "pro-choice" websites.
Kaiser Family Foundation: Abortion Fact Sheet
Once at this site, click on PDF to reach the fact sheet. There you will find current statistics on abortion rates, recipients and providers and on federal and state policies governing abortions.
Abortion: All Sides of the Issue
This site attempts to provide an overview of information and issues related to abortion from the perspective of both pro-life and pro-choice advocates. It contains a glossary that is helpful to clarify the terminology so critical to abortion debates, as well as sections on religion, law, public opinion, clinic violence and basic facts about different types of abortion.
Abortion: Information on Both Sides of the Abortion Debate
This site has a comprehensive list of links to a variety of sites on abortion--some neutral, some pro-choice, some pro-life. The list includes a link that allows you to track current news stories on abortion.
What on Earth? A Weekly Look at Trends, People and Events Around the World: Abortion Policies
This site, sponsored by WashingtonPost.com, provides an interesting comparison of abortion policies and rates as they differ from country to country.
Eight is Enough
Two physicians discuss here the recent increase in the rate of multiple births in the United States, including the record-setting birth of octuplets to a fertility patient in Houston, TX. The site focuses on the risks of advanced fertility treatments, including the possible need for selective fetal reduction.